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J. E. WALSH.-

SUPPLY WAGON.

Patented Jung 16, 1896.

h A L UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

JOHN E. lVALSl-I, OF NEIV YORK, N. Y.

SUPPLY-WAGON;

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 562,162, dated June 16,1896.

Application filed November 30, 1895. Serial No, 570,678- (No model.)

To all whom it may concern.-

Be it known that I, JOHN E. WALSH, a citizen of the United States, and aresident of New York, in the county of New York and State of New York,have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Supply-WVagons, ofwhich the following is a specification.

My invention relates to improvements in storage-wagons, and the objectof my invention is to provide a wagon in which groceries, coal, meat,and other articles can be stored in measured quantities for the purposeof supplying customers at the doors of their residences with all thenecessities of a household.

In the accompanying drawings, Figure 1 represents a longitudinal sectionof-the supply-wagon, parts in view. Fig. 2 is a horizontal sectionthrough the wagon-box. Fig. 3 is avertical section through the wagonnear the rear end of the boX.

Similar letters indicate similar throughout the several views.

The wagon-box A of my supply-wagon is preferably divided into a numberof divisions, of which the central part is occupied by a number of smallcoal-bins c with slanting bottoms, each containing a fraction of a tonof coal. The rear part D is entered through a door cl and contains,besides a central passage-way d, a number of shelves d distributed alongboth sides and fitting all the re maining space of the rear part D withthe exception of that occupied by one or more ice-boxes I, asillustrated in the drawings.

The front part of wagon-box E is preferparts ably divided by a centralpartition and separated into a number of compartments 6 ac cessible bythe doors 6' in the side walls of the wagon-box. In addition to thesecompartments a number of bins F are secured upon the roof of thewagon-box, where the seat for the driver is also located.

The walls to of the wagon-box are made hollow and are lined outside withpacking 19, while a portion of the air-space ais connected with theice-boxes, keeping the air in the walls cool and thereby protecting themerchandise from being spoiled by heat.

In employing the supply-wagon, the coalbins are fitted With coal, andgroceries or meat are stored in measured quantities preferably, upon theshelves and in the bins of the wagon, and the wagon is then ready toproceed to the doors of the customers, and a dealer is thus enabled tosupply his customers at the threshold of their homes.

. Having thus described my invention, what I claim, and desire to secureby' Letters Patent, is

A wagon provided with central coal-bins and end departments havingshelving and cooling devices as and for the purposes herein shown anddescribed.

Signed at New York, in the county of New York and State of New York.

JOHN E. WALSH. W'itnesses HENRY O. MEoKLEM, Jr., ALEX. T. STEWART.

